Abarasa Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Abarasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abarasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1951:200,20116,084
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Abarasa (13) may also be a first name.

Abarasa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abarasa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abarasa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abarasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 993,593rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Abarasa live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Abarasa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 200,201. In Uganda it is most common in: Bugiri District, where 34 percent reside, Tororo District, where 32 percent reside and Busia District, where 25 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Abarasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abarasa
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